President Donald Trump personally thanked Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) at a roundtable during his visit on Tuesday to the state’s new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz.

President Donald Trump said this week that his previously tumultuous relationship with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has now bounced back to a 9.9 out of 10. The two men -- who engaged in a fierce primary battle during the 2024 election cycle -- were standing side by side Tuesday for the opening of a new detention center in the Everglades for illegal aliens.